Virginia Satir, a pioneering family therapist, developed the Satir Growth Model as a transformative approach to fostering human potential and improving relationships. At its core, the model emphasizes self-awareness, communication, and personal growth. Satir believed that every individual has the innate capacity for growth and healing, and her work focused on helping people connect with their authentic selves, build self-esteem, and develop healthier ways of interacting with others. The Satir Growth Model is rooted in the idea that change is possible when individuals feel seen, valued, and empowered to express their feelings and needs openly.

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Central to Satir's approach are her five freedoms: the freedom to see and hear what is here and now, the freedom to think what one thinks (not what one "should" think), the freedom to feel what one feels, the freedom to ask for what one wants, and the freedom to take risks in the service of growth. These principles encourage individuals to move beyond coping modes—such as blaming, placating, super reasonable or irrelevant behaviour—and instead embrace congruence, where thoughts, feelings, and actions align and where Self, Other and Context are in balance.

Here, you can find where to learn more about Virginia Satir's Growth Model, where we create spaces where individuals can experience her work, explore their potential, heal from past wounds, and build more meaningful connections.